Eleutherodactylus sisyphodemus

Eleutherodactylus sisyphodemus is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae endemic to Jamaica. It is only known from its type locality in Cockpit Country.[1][2] Its natural habitat is low-elevation wet forest on limestone. It lives in heavy leaf-litter. It requires undisturbed forested habitat, and is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

Eleutherodactylus sisyphodemus

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Eleutherodactylidae
Genus: Eleutherodactylus
Species:
E. sisyphodemus
Binomial name
Eleutherodactylus sisyphodemus
Crombie, 1977

References

  1. Hedges, B.; Koenig, S. & Wilson, B. (2004). "Eleutherodactylus sisyphodemus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T7148A12831445. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T7148A12831445.en.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Eleutherodactylus sisyphodemus Crombie, 1977". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 18 April 2015.


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